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Stupid helmet question ...
"Switters" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:32:17 GMT, "Le Dieu" allegedly wrote: Coincidentally it was a German boarder who wiped me out from behind on a near empty and extremely wide slope in Cervinia a few weeks ago. Is it relevant that he was on a board? Coz I was taken out by a skier last week on a similar wide open and empty slope. He didn't apologise either. Not until I had chased him down and confronted him at the lift. Most suprised he was. He just happened to be a boarder. Actually you've just reminded me that I have been taken out by a skiier too. It was spectacular and for all he knew quite serious for me. He just skiied on without even asking if I was all right. I would very much like to have caught up with him. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 |
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"Switters" wrote in message ... On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:52:04 GMT, "Le Dieu" allegedly wrote: Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see last time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the skiers were um ... skiing. Exaggerating a little perchance? Bless. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 Possibly. It was certainly the impression. A. Dieu. |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:17:14 +0000, Champ wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:21:41 +0100, Ace wrote: Heh. We were playing "spot the boarder" on the flight out last week. We did remarkably well. Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see last time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the skiers were um ... skiing. Christ, this conversation is so 1990s. Get over it, guys. oooOOOoooh. Touched a nerve? Not really. You've been out on the mountian with me - was there really any difference in the way we behaved, or, for that matter, the size of the grins on our faces? What's that got to do with it? A good wind-up should never be compromised by mere facts. But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the middle of a piste. Of course, that's easily avoided by just not going on the piste... -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:15:59 +0000, Champ wrote:
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:46:49 GMT, Pip Luscher wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:48:09 +0000, Champ wrote: On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:52:04 GMT, "Le Dieu" wrote: Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see last time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the skiers were um ... skiing. Christ, this conversation is so 1990s. Get over it, guys. There is an element of truth here though, and I say that as someone who loves snowboarding almost as much as skiing. More, if the conditions are right. Sure, all stereotypes have an *element* of truth to them. The problem is the faulty logic that often goes alongside them: Well, I read the comment prior to yours as being more about taking the **** out of boarders resting on the slopes, rather than actually getting on and riding them. But I take your point about stereotyping. I think it's human nature to classify things and to do that we pick obvious indicators as to the class, whether they're fair or even valid or not. If you both board and ski, which stereotype do you fit into? Eye of the beholder at the time, I guess. When I'm on the board I'm probably seen as a wild rad dude of the mountain. Or possibly not. Taken overall, I don't fit any stereotypes; I'm different, me. -- -Pip |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:41:21 GMT, Pip Luscher
wrote: On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:15:59 +0000, Champ wrote: If you both board and ski, which stereotype do you fit into? Eye of the beholder at the time, I guess. When I'm on the board I'm probably seen as a wild rad dude of the mountain. Or possibly not. Taken overall, I don't fit any stereotypes; I'm different, me. Having skied with you both, I can confirm that neither of you conforms to any stereotype I've ever heard of. "Yes, we're all different" "I'm not." -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:34:37 +0100, Ace wrote:
Not really. You've been out on the mountian with me - was there really any difference in the way we behaved, or, for that matter, the size of the grins on our faces? What's that got to do with it? A good wind-up should never be compromised by mere facts. Good point, of course. Sorry, I forgot where I was :-) But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the middle of a piste. It certainly used to be a problem, especially when the average age of new boarders was under 20. I'm not sure I see it so much nowadays. When I was learning (at the grand old age of 30), it was was stressed early on to only stop at the side, and always look up hill before stopping or starting. Of course, that's easily avoided by just not going on the piste... Well, quite. If I'm on piste, in means conditions are really pretty ****. -- Champ |
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:51:25 GMT, Champ allegedly
wrote: But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the middle of a piste. It certainly used to be a problem, especially when the average age of new boarders was under 20. I'm not sure I see it so much nowadays. When I was learning (at the grand old age of 30), it was was stressed early on to only stop at the side, and always look up hill before stopping or starting. The mode of sliding seems to be irrelevant. Boarders sometimes sit in the middle of the piste as much as skiers sometimes stand around in the middle, usually at the top of a flat section where it's easier to do so. Both groups need educating. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org.uk/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow. Donek Sasquatch 162, Prior Pow 181, Burton Canyon 162 |
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